Spurned Wife of Phone Retailer Sets Fire to 400 Mobile Phones

Published on: 8th Mar 2008

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A Chinese woman set fire to over 400 mobile phones belonging to her husband after he walked out on their marriage. The state owned Xinhua news agency said the 37 year old woman was later arrested for arson.

The couple had run a mobile phone retail outlet in Weifang, the eastern
province of Shandong - but the relationship ended last week following months of
bitter arguments

The report said Wang was overcome with despair and gathered
their entire new stock of phones - valued at more than 300,000 yuan
($42,000) - on the bed, poured kerosene on them and set them
alight, before leaving the home too.

Neighbors who saw smoke coming from the house called firefighters, who
extinguished the blaze.